Cloete to follow Van Graan to England
Bath have announced that South African flank Chris Cloete will be joining the Premiership club from Munster for the 2022-23 season.
Bath have announced that South African flank Chris Cloete will be joining the Premiership club from Munster for the 2022-23 season.
With South African teams finally set to host their European counterparts in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend, take a look back to when Makazole Mapimpi starred for the Cheetahs in the Pro14.
Johann van Graan has hit back at suggestions he is not committed to Munster and dismissed ill-advised recommendations that he should step down from his position as head coach prematurely.
It has been confirmed that Springbok lock RG has returned to Limerick to continue his rehabilitation from a skin graft procedure and knee injury at Munster.
Benetton gave the Bulls a rude awakening to the realities of playing in the north with an excellent performance in a 35-8 victory in the Rainbow Cup final in Treviso on Saturday.
Shimlas and Cheetahs U21 centre Shayne Bolton, who is Irish-qualified, has signed for Connacht Rugby ahead of the 2021-22 season.
Springbok loose forward and Scarlets fan-favourite Uzair Cassiem shared a dance with his wife on the Parc y Scarlets pitch as he bid the club farewell after three years in Wales.
Leinster boss Stuart Lancaster believes the introduction of the ‘heavier’ South African teams to the PRO14 will help the competition’s existing sides to better prepare for big European games.
Henry Immelman will leave Montpellier at the end of the European season to join Scottish side Edinburgh.
Bulls-bound loose forward Marcell Coetzee says he’ll reflect on his time at Ulster in Ireland with utmost gratitude for the opportunities the club gave him and the memories he shared with the fans.